Montgomery County deputies posted a picture on Facebook of a homemade New York state vehicle inspection sticker an Amsterdam man had for a car. He was ticketed for driving an unregistered vehicle, the sheriff said.
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office

It was — as deputies in Upstate New York kindly put it — a “nice try.”

“So, we appreciate people who take some initiative,” the Sheriff’s Office wrote in a Facebook post on Tuesday, sharing a photo of the unusual homemade creation the man was trying to pass off as a legitimate vehicle inspection sticker.

A Raleigh video about what motorists should expect when stopped says you should answer all questions from an officer. But the state's driver's license handbook points out you are not legally required to answer questions after identifying yourself.

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The photo that authorities shared shows a piece of red construction paper with “Safety Emission Inspection Certificate” written on it in black marker, and boxes drawn for each month of the year around the edges of the piece of paper.

There appears to be a hole punch over the box labeled “JAN.”

By Wednesday, the Sheriff’s Office’s Facebook post on the homemade sticker had been shared more than 7,000 times — just over a day after it went up.